CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science For Majors II Carl Alphonce 219 Bell Hall

Spring 2008CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science For Majors II2 Last class Syllabus –pick one up if you didn’t get one last time –turn in signature sheet if you didn’t already Name sign –put yours out –bring to each class

Spring 2008CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science For Majors II3 Today’s lecture Student survey 115 review –plus new details

Spring 2008CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science For Majors II4 Modeling Software development can be viewed as model building Hard part is learning –what to model from a problem domain –how to model it

Spring 2008CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science For Majors II5 Object orientation Building blocks of a program are objects. Objects: –properties –capabilities (behaviors) –instances of classes Classes –what the programmer writes

Spring 2008CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science For Majors II6 Class instantiation process by which objects are created example new JButton()

Spring 2008CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science For Majors II7 Class instantiation new + constructor new JButton() new : operator JButton() : constructor call

Spring 2008CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science For Majors II8 Class instantiation new + constructor new JButton() new : operator JButton() : constructor call

Spring 2008CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science For Majors II9 Class instantiation new JButton() is an expression whose value is , the starting address of the block of memory storing the representation of the JButton object just created.

Spring 2008CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science For Majors II10 Reference can be used can be stored (in a variable) for later use

Spring 2008CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science For Majors II11 Calling a method (new JButton()).setText(“Quit”); JButton var = new JButton(); var.setText(“Quit”);

Spring 2008CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science For Majors II12 Larger context: memory use How is memory allocated to a process (a running program)? How does allocation of memory affect the lifetime of a variable? How do method calls and parameter passing really work?

Spring 2008CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science For Majors II13 Memory organization and usage A computer’s memory is, at its lowest level, composed of binary digits (bits). The memory is organized into bytes, which are groups of eight bits. Each byte has a unique address in memory. A byte is the smallest addressable unit of memory (i.e. nothing smaller than a byte has its own address)

Spring 2008CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science For Majors II14 Memory organization Process BProcess AProcess C

Spring 2008CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science For Majors II15 Memory organization Process BProcess AProcess C STATIC SEGMENT RUNTIME STACK FREE/AVAILABLE MEMORY HEAP dynamically allocated memory

Spring 2008CSE 116 Introduction to Computer Science For Majors II16 Next time Bring name signs (again) 115 review (continued)